Talking-machine table.



a. H. CUDLIPP. I .TALKING MACHINE TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 1918.

1 ,284,249. Patented Nov; 12, 1918 I GEORGE R. CUDLIIBP, OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA.

TALKING-MACHINE :rannn.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 1-2, 1918.

Application filed May 15, 1918. semi n. 234,656.

Heretofore in the use of talking machines of the above character it hasbeen found both difiicult and awkward in removin the disks from thetable after the same diave been in use and considerable breakage hasresulted.--'. i

It is the object of my invention to provide means for easily and quick]removing the disks.from the tables of ta king machines, which will becheap, simple and eflicient and which will obviate all danger ofbreakage.

as will appear hereinafter by the device described herein andillustrated in theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof in with myinvention.

Fig.2 is an edge-elevation, partly broken v radially extendingelongatedaperture thereaway, of Fig. 1.

F1g. 3 is-a view similar to Fig; 2 showing a disk bemg removed.

Fig. 4' is an edge elevation, partly broken away, of F g. 1, with amodified form of my mvention. While I have shown andwill describefmystood that I do not limit myself to such preferred form but that vvarious changes and adaptations may be made without departing from thespirit of my. invention.'

at Referring to the drawings, 5 is a talking machine table 'of the usualconstructiom in' which is provideda radially extending-elongla'tedaperture 6, which aperture extends V cm near the outer ed is of a sizeand shape to snugly fit said apertime? but to move freely therethrough.Filler bar 7 is held positioned by means of a flexible spring 8, one endof which is riveted or as otherwise secured to the under side of saidupper face of table 5. The upper face of sprin I accomplish the aboveandother ob ects Figure 1 is a top plan of a-table equippedpreferred formof my device it will be under- I removal.

to near the center. v-Mounted in aperture-(i 1s a filler bar 7, which,loar and its other end is secured in like manner to the underside oftable 5, the spring and bar being so adjusted that the upper face of thebar 7 is normally flush with the table 5 and bar 7 is covered in theusual manner with a fabric covering 9.

- In Fi 4 I have shown the filler bar and ormedfrom one continuous pieceof flexib e sprin metal. In this form I make the bar of su stantiallyU-shape, the width 7 of the U being equal to the thickness of the tableproper, and one leg being longer than the other for securingto the underside of the table. v

In the 0 ,eration of my device the parts will be in t e position shownin Figs. 1 and 2, with the disk 10 in position thereon.

When it is desired to remove the diskthe operator will place the end offinger upon .the upper face of bar- 7 near its outer end and pressdownwardly which will enable him to insert his finger under the edge ofthe disk when the same may be easily and quickly removed. Havingdescribed my invention what I claim is: 1. In a table for talkinmachines a nadially extending elongate aperture ther ethrough and ayieldable filler bar for said aperture.

2. A table for talking machines having a.

. aperture.

4.; A table for talking machines having an opening therethrough near itsouter edge and a filler bar for said opening adapted to be presseddownwardly to perm t the insertion' of a finger beneath the playing diskfor 10) 51 A table for talking machines provided withanaperture'the'rethrough; a filler bar for said aperture ada ted tonormally close said aperture and a, apted to be pressed downwardly topermit removal of the playm5 in (1131:. v

n witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand 11thday of April, 1918.

1 GEORGE RGUDLIPP.

